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Washington: The White House lowered the US flag to half-staff for five days in honor of the more than 500,000 Americans who died from the coronavirus pandemic.The commemoration was ordered by President Joe Biden, who issued a proclamation after...

Beijing: Beijing and Tehran believe that the United States’ return to the Iran nuclear deal and sanctions lift are vital to resolving the nuclear impasse, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said after a bilateral call.Deputy Foreign Ministers Ma Zhaoxu of...

Rome: The Italian Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo was killed in an attack in the east of the country, the country's foreign ministry said here on Monday.Luca Attanasio (43), was injured while he was travelling with the...

Washington: The United Nations and the US State Department have both condemned Myanmar's military rulers for their reported use of force against protesters.US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price took to Twitter on Saturday to say"We are deeply concerned about...

Tehran: Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi has arrived in the Iranian capital, Tehran, to take part in Sunday talks with Vice President and Head of Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran, Ali Akbar Salehi."IAEA...

Nay Pyi Taw: Police in Myanmar resorted to firing live and rubber bullets to disperse people who had gathered to protest against the military coup in Mandalay, killing two people here on Saturday.Hundreds of people had gathered for a...

Washington: The Biden administration granted 25 asylum-seeking migrants entry into the United States with assistance from rights groups and attorneys who saw it as a historic moment in ending Trump-era restrictions."The first 25 people in MPP via Tijuana have...

Naypyidaw: The access to Wikipedia in all languages has been blocked in Myanmar, the traffic monitoring service of NetBlocks said."Confirmed: #Myanmar has blocked all language editions of the Wikipedia online encyclopedia, part of a widening post-coup internet censorship regime...

New Delhi: Iran on Friday said it will reverse its decision on the nuclear programme once the US lifts unconditionally the sanctions imposed on the country.Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh took to...

Helsinki: The Chinese embassy in Tallinn has accused the Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service of spreading fake news against Beijing after it released a security report on Wednesday accusing China of thwarting open society in Europe.According to the Estonian intelligence,...